The Mick Clifford Podcast podcast

The Mick Clifford Podcast

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#342

THE DUNNES DYNASTY: Matt Cooper

Dunnes Stores is one of the most famous brands in the country with one in every five shopp... more

04 Dec 2025

36 MINS

36:55

04 Dec 2025


#341

TALKING IMMIGRATION: Ciara Smyth

This week the government introduced new rules in relation to immigration, principally dire... more

27 Nov 2025

41 MINS

41:37

27 Nov 2025


#340

THE YOUNG AND THE DAMNED: Eoin O’Malley

Comments by billionaire Denis O’Brien that some young people now feel entitled and that th... more

20 Nov 2025

34 MINS

34:57

20 Nov 2025


#339

CATHERINE CONNOLLY BECOMES IRELAND'S 10TH PRESIDENT

This week, after 14 years in office, Michael D Higgins left Áras an Uachtaran for the last... more

13 Nov 2025

38 MINS

38:33

13 Nov 2025


#338

PROGRESSING IRELAND: Sean Keyes

Progress Ireland is a relatively unknown think tank from what might be described as the ce... more

06 Nov 2025

38 MINS

38:05

06 Nov 2025


#337

DJ’s LONG FALL: Eimear Ni Bhraonain.

DJ Carey has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison for defrauding at least ten... more

03 Nov 2025

39 MINS

39:38

03 Nov 2025


#336

TERRY PRONE: The Political Years

Political communication was brought to a fine art by Terry Prone, her late husband Tom Sav... more

30 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:57

30 Oct 2025


#335

MORE THAN A GAME: Michael Moynihan

The GAA has deep roots right across Irish society, culture and the economy. On one level i... more

23 Oct 2025

31 MINS

31:56

23 Oct 2025


#334

TRUMP’S PEACE OF THE ACTION: Scott Lucas

Against the odds, Donald Trump has managed, at least temporarily, to stop the bombing and ... more

16 Oct 2025

40 MINS

40:24

16 Oct 2025


#333

A WEEK AND A HALF: BUDGET BLUES AND GAVIN GONE

Irish Examiner Political Editor Paul Hosford joinsMickto talk over the shock departure of ... more

09 Oct 2025

47 MINS

47:16

09 Oct 2025


#332

DEBATING A PRESIDENT: Gary Murphy.

The presidential election campaign is underway but so far no fireworks are to be seen. But... more

02 Oct 2025

41 MINS

41:17

02 Oct 2025


#331

BATTLE FOR JUSTICE: Alan Kearney on his three year legal ordeal

In 2021, Alan Kearney was heading towards the pinnacle of his career. He was due to be pro... more

25 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:10

25 Sep 2025


#330

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE RIVALRY: Eoin O’Malley

Charlie Haughey and Garrett Fitzgerald dominated politics in this country in the 1980s, an... more

18 Sep 2025

37 MINS

37:44

18 Sep 2025


#329

GET UP THE ARAS: Louise Burne

The presidential race is up and running now, with Fianna Fail the latest party to select a... more

11 Sep 2025

41 MINS

41:56

11 Sep 2025


#328

THESE DIVIDED ISLES: Philip Stephens

Ireland’s history has been tied up with that of Britain for eight hundred years through st... more

04 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:00

04 Sep 2025


#327

THE LONG FELLOW: Colum Kenny

Fifty years to the week after the death of Eamonn de Valera, we talk to his biographer Col... more

28 Aug 2025

40 MINS

40:38

28 Aug 2025


#326

LEAVING CERT AND BEYOND: Jess Casey

The Leaving cert results are out and those who sat the exam are digesting how they did at ... more

22 Aug 2025

34 MINS

34:47

22 Aug 2025


#325

RACISM’S UGLY TURN: Arpita Chowdhury

Following a spate of racist attacks on Indian people in this country the question arises a... more

14 Aug 2025

34 MINS

34:19

14 Aug 2025


#324

LOST GAELS: Peadar Thompson

The GAA in the north went through a torrid time during the Troubles, with members targeted... more

07 Aug 2025

33 MINS

33:58

07 Aug 2025


#323

ONLINE SAFETY CODE: Wild West era of social media is over

For the first time, new regulations aimed at protecting Irish children online have been en... more

31 Jul 2025

40 MINS

40:34

31 Jul 2025


#322

THE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW: low on detail, high on promises

The National Development Plan review was launched earlier this week to an underwhelmed res... more

24 Jul 2025

50 MINS

50:49

24 Jul 2025


#321

THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL: Cormac Moore

James Craig, the leader of unionist Ireland in the 1920s coined the phrase the root of all... more

17 Jul 2025

32 MINS

32:48

17 Jul 2025